Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Australia
Australia: Tuberculosis treatment success rate was 47.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of new cases.
Analysis
In 2023, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Australia stood at 47.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate in Australia peaked at 91.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2023.
Australia ranks 190th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of new cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 70.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 73.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 47.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate in Australia?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate in Australia was 47.0% in 2023, according to Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate?
- Australia ranks 190th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Tuberculosis Report, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).